Angels Before Man - Indie Story Geek

Indie Ink Awards 2023 Finalist

A queer retelling of Satan's fall – In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator. It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself. Along the way, their friendship begins to bloom into something else. Maybe the first romance in the history of everything. But this God is a jealous one, and maybe paradise is not paradise.

Adult • Fantasy • Diversity Representation/BIPOC • Fantasy/Mythic, Retelling, and Folklore • Fantasy/Romantic and Erotic • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own Voices

Content Warning: Blasphemy, graphic violence, graphic animal death, sexual content, self-harm, use of terms with incestuous connotations, grooming, mental instability, off-page sexual assault, on-page sexual trauma, abuse

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jasperbw

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Mostly clear
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Satisfying, fulfilling experience
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Matches the story well

minnielikesbooks author

Worldbuilding: Piqued curiosity
Plot: Mostly clear
Characters: Some more thought out than others

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Satisfying, fulfilling experience
Emotional Response: Engaging

Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Matches the story well

bkwrm1317

Worldbuilding: Piqued curiosity
Plot: Ambiguous
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Easy to switch to other tasks
Emotional Response: Didn’t feel much

Thought Provoking: Focus on the story solely
Cover: Matches the story well
Content Warnings: CWs: violence, body horror, animal death + cruelty

Did not finish book. Stopped at 71% due to reading for a specific category for Indie Ink that this novel did not match from my read in the Writing the Future We Need categories.

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TinyElfArcanist book blogger

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Ambiguous
Characters: Some more thought out than others

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Satisfying, fulfilling experience
Emotional Response: Engaging

Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Matches the story well

Angels Before Man is powerful in its painfully accurate depictions of depression, wrath, passion, and pride. It is a blasphemous display of the unforgiving Father and the angel who was punished for questioning.

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Submitted by themargherita on 2022-11-18T21:57:53Z